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prophet224:
Interesting... ok, that makes me feel a bit better. You have set a pretty high goal for yourself - 1.5-2k words per day is, from everything I've read, considered ambitious. So good for you! :D

I usually run on 500/day, but have modified to 5k per week. Going well so far. I usually get stopped up by research, but I've been pretty good about just putting things like <rank insignia> in that I can follow up on later.

Starbeam:
I can manage around 500-2000 words a day, depending on when I write and if I'm having trouble with the scene or not.  If I write just at lunch, I can get at least 500 during the last half hour, and then more, depending on how much time I have between work and dinner.  I got just over 1k yesterday after work, although part of that was letting myself get a bit distracted by the chat room.

Kali:
For really impressive word counts, neuro is my personal deity.  I look like a slacker! ;D

I like the idea of a weekly word count.  That means if you have one really good day, you can give yourself a break on a bad day or even take a day off from writing.  I myself wouldn't take a day off the story, but there's always stuff to be done that's not actually writing; synopsis, blurb, more character sheets, always stuff to do!

Today, I actually have managed 2300 because I knew the high points of the scene.  This scene goes on, but I know what bits I want to hit in the rest of it, so tomorrow might also be a good day.  I also got the blog post done, though not the synopsis.  I might work on that tonight if I feel the urge, or I'll poke at it tomorrow.  We'll see.  Definitely this week!

jeno:
I heard that Brandon Sanderson can get 20,000 a day when he's finishing a novel.  :-\ I'm really not sure I believe that.

Kali:
Good gravy.  My fingers felt all noodly after 12k.  I can't imagine doing another 8k on top of that.  I'd have blisters!

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